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Louisiana · summer 2026 (last summer)
Free summer meals for kids in Louisiana
563 summer meal sites in 196 Louisiana cities and towns, run by 108 sponsors, from USDA's Summer Meals Site Finder. 108 offer meals to go and 455 are eat on-site.
These are last summer's sites
Need food for your kids now? Call the USDA National Hunger Hotline at 1-866-3-HUNGRY (1-866-348-6479), Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern, or check the official USDA Summer Meals Site Finder. The list below is the summer 2026 season, which ended on September 30, 2026. These sites are not listed as open now, and the dates and meal times are from last summer, not a schedule for this year or next summer. Sites for the next summer are usually announced in the spring.
SUN Bucks (Summer EBT) in Louisiana
According to USDA, Louisiana took part in SUN Bucks (also called Summer EBT) in 2026. See how to apply on USDA's Louisiana Summer EBT page. USDA's page was last updated August 14, 2026. To take part, a state or Tribe needs an approved plan from USDA, and each decides again every year. Check the current list on USDA's site for next summer.
Cities with the most summer meal sites
Largest sponsors in Louisiana
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana 79 sites
- East Baton Rouge Parish School System 60 sites
- Rapides Parish School Board 24 sites
- Calcasieu Parish Police Jury 23 sites
- St Landry Parish School Board 16 sites
- We Push 16 sites
- Bossier Parish School Board 15 sites
- Lafayette Parish School System 15 sites
- Tangipahoa Parish School Board 14 sites
- The Food Bank of Central Louisiana, Inc. 11 sites
All cities A–Z
- Abbeville 4
- Alexandria 12
- Amite 6
- Anacoco 1
- Arabi 1
- Avondale 1
- Baker 2
- Baldwin 3
- Ball 1
- Batchelor 2
- Baton Rouge 68
- Baton Rougel 1
- Bell City 1
- Belle Rose 1
- Benton 1
- Bernice 1
- Bogalusa 3
- Bossier City 10
- Boutte 1
- Boyce 1
- Breaux Bridge 2
- Bunkie 1
- Cameron 1
- Campti 2
- Cankton 1
- Carencro 1
- Chalmette 3
- Cheneyville 1
- Church Point 1
- Clayton 2
- Colfax 1
- Columbia 1
- Cotton Valley 1
- Covington 1
- Crowley 1
- Cut Off 2
- Delhi 1
- Denham Springs 4
- DeQuincy 1
- DeRidder 3
- Deville 1
- Donaldsonville 1
- Doyline 1
- Dry Prong 2
- Dubach 1
- Dubberly 1
- Dulac 2
- Duson 3
- Effie 1
- Elm Grove 1
- Elton 1
- Eunice 3
- Evans 1
- Farmerville 2
- Fenton 1
- Ferriday 3
- Forest Hill 1
- Franklin 7
- Franklinton 4
- Galliano 1
- Georgetown 1
- Gibsland 1
- Gibson 1
- Glenmora 1
- Grambling 2
- Gray 1
- Greensburg 1
- Gretna 4
- Gueydan 1
- Hammond 6
- Harvey 3
- Haughton 2
- Haynesville 2
- Holden 1
- Homer 2
- Houma 9
- Independence 3
- Iowa 2
- Jackson 2
- Jeanerette 2
- Jefferson 1
- Jena 1
- Jennings 2
- Jonesboro 2
- Jonesville 2
- Kaplan 1
- Kenner 1
- Kentwood 2
- Kinder 1
- Krotz Springs 1
- Lacassine 1
- Lacombe 1
- Lafayette 16
- Lake Arthur 1
- Lake Charles 19
- Lake Providence 2
- LaPlace 3
- Leesville 2
- Lena 1
- Livingston 1
- Livonia 2
- Lockport 2
- Longville 1
- Loranger 1
- Lutcher 2
- Mamou 1
- Mandeville 1
- Mangham 1
- Mansfield 1
- Many 3
- Maringouin 3
- Marksville 1
- Marrero 10
- Maurice 1
- Melville 1
- Meraux 1
- Merryville 1
- Metairie 1
- Minden 3
- Monroe 4
- Montegut 1
- Monterey 1
- Montgomery 1
- Moreauville 1
- Morgan City 7
- Morganza 1
- Napoleonville 2
- Natalbany, 2
- Natchitoches 3
- New Iberia 5
- New Orleans 80
- New Roads 2
- Noble 1
- Oak Grove 1
- Oakdale 1
- Oberlin 1
- Opelouas 1
- Opelousas 5
- Palmetto 1
- Pine Prairie 1
- Pineville 6
- Pitkin 1
- Plain Dealing 1
- Plaquemine 4
- Plattenville 1
- Pleasant Hill 1
- Pollock 2
- Ponchatoula 2
- Port Allen 1
- Port Barre 1
- Pride 1
- Raceland 4
- Rayville 2
- Reserve 1
- Ringgold 1
- River Ridge 1
- Rosedale 1
- Rosepine 1
- Rougon 2
- Ruston 5
- Shreveport 8
- Simmesport 1
- Singer 1
- Slidell 2
- Springfield 1
- Springhill 1
- St Francisville 1
- St Gabriel 3
- St James 1
- St Rose 2
- St. Bernard 1
- St. Joseph 1
- Sulphur 8
- Summerfield 2
- Sunset 1
- Tallulah 3
- Theriot 1
- Thibodaux 1
- Tickfaw 1
- Tioga 1
- Tullos 1
- Vacherie 5
- Varnado 1
- Vidalia 3
- Ville Platte 2
- Vinton 1
- Vivian 1
- Waggaman 1
- Walker 1
- Washington 1
- Welsh 1
- Westlake 2
- White Castle 3
- Winnsboro 1
- Woodsworth 1
- Youngsville 1
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Questions families ask
Who can eat at a summer meal site?
USDA says its summer meal programs serve meals and snacks at no cost to children 18 and younger. Sites marked "Open to all kids" are open sites in USDA's data, meaning they welcome children from the community. Sites marked "Open with limits" are open to the community but can limit who attends, for example for safety or space. Hours change, so call the site before you go.
What does "Eat on-site" or "Meals to go" mean?
Eat on-site means meals and snacks are eaten at the site. Meals to go means they can be picked up and eaten somewhere else; some sites hand out more than one day at a time.
When are summer 2027 sites announced?
Sites for the next summer are usually announced in the spring, after sponsors apply to their state agencies. Until then this page shows last summer's list as a guide to which towns and sponsors ran sites. The official place to look is the USDA Summer Meals Site Finder.
Is this the same as SUN Bucks?
No. SUN Bucks, also called Summer EBT, is a separate USDA program that gives eligible families a benefit on a card. Summer meal sites serve meals to kids directly. Your state may offer one, both or neither.
Run a summer program in Louisiana?
BackPR is a software company and does not run these meal sites. It is free for registered nonprofits: online registration, payments, waivers, attendance and messages to families. No subscription and no BackPR fee on what families pay.
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